Undergarment



Nov. 4, 1952 l. I. ISAACSON E T-AL 2,616,086

UNDERGARMENT Filed May 2. 1951 Irene lsaacson Esther 0. Carr/c0 INVENTORS.

Patented Nov. 4, 1952 UNDEBGARMENT Irene I. Isaacson and Esther D. Carrico, El Campo, Tex.

Application May 2, 1951, Serial No. 224,092

1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structural refinements in undergarments, particularly undergarments in the nature of a slip to be worn by small children, and the principal object of the invention is to provide an undergarment of the character herein described which includes a form-fitting body portion together with a full skirt portion, the body portion being provided with elastic means for assuring a proper fit within substantial limits for a growing child.

Some of the advantages of the invention reside in its simplicity of construction, in its pleasing appearance and in its adaptability to economical manufacture.

With the above more important objects and features in view, and such other objects and features as may become apparent as this specification proceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention in use;

Figure 2 is a developed plan view of four pieces of material from which the undergarment is fabricated; and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the elastic means on the side portions of the undergarment.

Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts in the specification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the invention. consists of an undergarment which is designated generally by the reference character l0 and includes a form-fitting body portion 12 and a full skirt portion M.

The undergarment is composed of four pieces of material, namely, a front section l6, a pair of side sections l8 and a back section 20, the waist line of these several sections being indicated at 22.

The body portion as well as the skirt portion of the front section IShave substantially straight, downwardly divergent side edges 24, while the side edges 26 of the body portion of the back section 20 converge toward the waist line and the side edges 28 of the skirt portion of the back section 20 diverge downwardly from the waist line, as is clearly shown in Figure 2.

The lateral edges 30, 32 of the respective body and skirt portions of the side sections l8 are substantially parallel, but the edges 30 are angularly disposed relative to the edges 32, as shown.

When the undergarment is fabricated, the contiguous side edges of the several sections are stitched together as indicated at 34 in Figure 1, whereby the body portion of the undergarment is substantially form-fitting, while the skirt portion is full. To assist in form-fitting the body portion, the upper portions of the side sections 18 are shirred, as at 36, and have stitched thereto sets of transversely extending, vertically spaced elastic bands 38, thus permitting the undergarment to adjust itself in a form-fitting manner, to a growing child.

It is to be noted that the undergarment is.

provided with the usual shoulder straps and with lace trimming as indicated at 42, 44.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will be clearly apparent from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly, further description thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

An undergarment having a form-fitting body portion above the waist and a full skirt portion below the waist, said undergarment comprising a front section having substantially straight downwardly divergent side edges above and below the waist line whereby the body portion of the front section is substantially narrower than the skirt portion thereof, a back section having the respective side edges of its body and skirt portions convergent toward the waist line whereby the upper and lower ends of the back section are substantially wider than the waist thereof, and a pair of side sections each having a skirt portion with sub-' stantiall parallel front and rear edges, the front edges of the body and skirt portions of the side sections having a concave configuration, the rear edges of the body and skirt portions of the side sections having a convex configuration whereby the body portion of each side section is forwardly angularly offset from the skirt portion thereof, the front and rear edges of said side sections being contiguous with and secured to the side edges of the respective front and rear sections.

IRENE I. ISAACSON.

ESTHER D. CARRICO.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,391,641 OHern Dec. 25, 1945 2,443,483 Shaw June 15, 1948 

